diff --git a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/tsconfig.ts b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/tsconfig.ts
index 9d1c309e55c..bf312a25086 100644
--- a/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/tsconfig.ts
+++ b/extensions/typescript-language-features/src/utils/tsconfig.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export function inferredProjectCompilerOptions(
 ): Proto.ExternalProjectCompilerOptions {
 	const projectConfig: Proto.ExternalProjectCompilerOptions = {
 		module: 'commonjs' as Proto.ModuleKind,
-		target: 'es2016' as Proto.ScriptTarget,
+		target: 'es2020' as Proto.ScriptTarget,
 		jsx: 'preserve' as Proto.JsxEmit,
 	};